Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-06-05

PANTS were preparing their suppers; Others
sat listlrssly. with their hands folded be-
fore them; some stood around the common
lire. immensely enjoying the heat. There
they were, old and young, ragged and
hlthy, lrr,h from the streets OF London;
brsurs. lahorerS out Of work, match sell
IrrS. unsuccessful thieves, sandwich men.
The one thin" common was. they were all
homeless. Those who had ]tourpencr could
occupy one ut the straw beds in the room
above. Those who hail not would be
turned out upon the streets that night ere
Big Ben struck the hour Of midnight. Tn
al then they were SAFE. Addressing a tall,
thin, hollow eyed man who sat erect on
the marrow bn,uI bench at one OF the dres-
s~rS. / asked him If h. was not = sand
vIrn man. There Wis that utterly bro
ken down expression about his ilcc which
made me single him out at once.
"Nrs," WAS the reply, II have carried
boards these tu,rr or four years, luU Mr..
Of prury Lm"'
lie was "a man uf middle life, though
ttSt dcrsyyiu" lnr want Of proper food and
ciuthiug, and from constantly holm" eN-
posed to tEr exceptional facilities which
this occupation afford, Tor inflammation Of
th. lungs. rhrmotiSm, bronchitis aud other
diseases. His coat w.S long and narrow.
like himself, mn buttons ia front were yi,i-
hlr. The remainder ri his war,lrulr WAS
q IlaUurl shirt, a p,ir uI trousers. a lcaky
pair uf shoes and "a wuullru ,rlri tir'l round
hrs neck.
The AVERAGE pay in your business,
said, is about a shilling u day how Il"
You manage tu live ou it,
Taking one day with another, that'S
about il. We gets 4 trrllr more Tor uni
:rrms, don't y"u soc. and ON h'r>eptional
work l.. al; hut it run nhont a bob 3;
dt,.'
well, how 10 ynu cut your hob up."
to h,nnu with, | pays ]luurprurc Ior
my nights lodgings, aud the uSr ot this
Kitchen. Then / buys two ]prrnurth a
~tvNr,i rrl~. ct t!r. s.ju" quantity - pork
scraps. and q pvnunrth % bread, and that,
YOU SEQ. makes 4 very GOOD supper for a
hungry man. Then Tor breakfast. Il pen
north ~ sprJtS or two Frnnurth ct bacon,
with bread aud coffee, does very well, and
{ still have ]tTopyucr lett tor bit q shag
tobacco, and a hirru' something when We
take uur rest at noon. \ bob. sir, i Il
bob. and it looks like good deal % money
when It j. your entire daily income.
R,,c. lived Tor several yeats ou SiN shilling-
a wcrk, 90 DSl.5iD
What dO you mean by %triille more for
uniforms, | don't quite understand you
WHY, some ui the h'ldycrtIScrN wants
us tn dress up. To toy ourselves out in white
-. .rt.I III ..-b... .,r.1 fIYY -,Yt -
thing
Then you charge more Tor that
EXACTLY. You see We ave to stand atare
lot chat then from the boys, who guy
uS, and the cabbyS who Iccr us from the
nigh and lofty pedestal at u hanson. and
the bus drivers, who crack Jokes ut H. from
the elevation cf the kuitr hulId; and We
naturally charges u trillcm NOR" tor uniform,
ur Tor dressing mp
"Nrr thcrcauy tricks in your trade"
''rhc opportunity is not Exceptionally
good tor the bustIinr business. though
some of EN- arr after working the double
whoa they @r;S 4 chance.
"Nud rr,y what does working the
double mrarg'
Its done til, a \ sandwich man
gees to q yard with the first gang IN the
morning, and takes ont a pair ~ boards
and plants EN-. THIN h" gnrs To another
yard aUI takes out another pair - boards.
Ia the evening hr wosks it To return both
sets o boards and >ccuGc two bohs Instead
q ouc. 10 either at the yard nrvu Sus.
pect anything. he puts M tine heavy yirtu.
ouS and refuses to give up The boards, and
ALWAYS Gets hi, pay.